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Up in the Air
Discover all the foul facts about the history of air travel with history's most horrible headlines: in-flight edition.
The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the skies. From the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped from a height on home-made wings to the first real successes of the Montgolfier balloon and the Wright Brothers' powered flight. It's all in Horrible Histories: Up in the Air:
• fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included
• with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new
• the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read
• Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.
Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.
Read all about it!
The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the skies. From the Chinese prisoners who were sent up on kites and the brave but foolish failures who jumped from a height on home-made wings to the first real successes of the Montgolfier balloon and the Wright Brothers' powered flight. It's all in Horrible Histories: Up in the Air:
• fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included
• with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new
• the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read
• Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.
Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.
Read all about it!
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Published March 4, 2021
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About the author
Terry Deary
826 books829 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 27, 2023
Always a joy to read a Horrible Histories book.
July 15, 2023
Entertaining and informative. Easy to dip in and out of. I read it a couple of pages at a time when I had a moment here and there.
December 29, 2025
Christmas present and quick read.
February 7, 2022
This book had lots of interesting facts about aircraft. Whether that be Zepplins to the first plan it had in this book. I enjoyed when it had facts about WWI and WWII. Di you know in WWII we flattened Dresden, Germany with an air raid?
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